Friday, April 23, 2010

Egmont UKCharlie BoneI'll post more of this series as I get the nod from the publisher.digital

FablehavenScholastic UKdigitalthis is for the UK release of Fablehaven. Started off as just a front image, but they decided things were looking good and wanted a full wrap.

Usborne UKTime Train to the Blitz

MicrovisionsAn experiment with a palette knife :) Not exactly how I wanted it to come out, but I did experiment with some painting techniques and learned alot. I might work it up bigger now that I am more prepared. Oil on 5" x 7" masonite panel

Wow! Scott this stuff is unreal! Love the Charlie Bone and Fablehaven stuff. All these palettes are so nice... The sketches are cool to see too, and you know I think your microvision is sweet already...awesome work!

Scott! You're killin it so far in 2010, man! I'm still waiting on NDAs meanwhile you're tossing up this stuff like it's candy ;) EYE candy! Man these look great, I love the wrap around, I'm glad they went with the full image, it's really sweet. These kinds of posts are my favorite, they're so involved, it's like I get to see inside your sketchbook. The YA stuff you do is some of my favorite of yours. Thanks for sharing!

It's great to see how you tackle the subjects and characters, as well as the vibe of the environments and everything. Really nice painting style you have going, and I love the softness of the Oil painting. It's quite hard to paint soft flesh on paper but you've done a really good job, particularly with the subdued tonal range. Can't wait to see more!

Eric- Thanks so much my friend! I hope those NDA's get cleared soon.Feel like it's been awhile since I've seen some new Braddock goodness :) But that's good- sounds like you have been busy!

Tim- thanks dude. Now that you mention it, I kinda feel they do look a bit stuck on in the final painting. Kinetic objects can be tough!

Tiffany- Hey girrrrl! :) Thanks deary dooo. Yeah- I did a Microvisions, SO WHAT?! Whatchya gonna do about it ? How do you like my confrontational reply? :) Okay seriously -thanks alot and I;m really glad you escaped from your fake mental institution :)

Sara- Thanks so much! Please believe me when I say I never intended for that piece to have any "gross" or "shock" factor at all. I honestly never gave the imagery a second thought, or even considered it slightly gross. I got that comment a few times, and mentioned it to my wife. " You didn't think that was gross, or some people would find it gross? " ,she asked. I really didn't !

rodrigo -Thanks man. With regards to the Microvision piece - that's exactly the look I was going for, and I think I might have overworked it and lost some that "softness" I was going for. For my personal work, I've been thinking more about a softer, more vague approach , and while I don't think I succeeded with this little image, I do hope it will get me closer the next time out.

Jon- Thanks mate! :) I think I like the sketches more than the finals too. Actually - that happens alot for me!